Ports begin charging diesel-powered polluters to build Clean Truck Fund

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday began charging diesel-powered drayage trucks $10 per unit entering and leaving the ports with proceeds going to a Clean Truck Fund that will help pay for zero-emission trucks and infrastructure.

The Clean Truck Rate is charged per 20-foot-equivalent unit hauled by a diesel truck. A typical 40-foot container would cost $20 to move. Electric trucks and certain alternative fuel vehicles are exempt. 

Zero-emission trucks like the battery-electric...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-begin-charging-diesel-powered-polluters-to-build-clean-truck-fund

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